After huge pushback against a change to start and end times, Boston Public Schools officials are now looking at another major change to a student’s transition.

School officials are looking to move toward a grade system that will have students enrolled in a school for a longer period of time. Currently, Boston Public Schools has 20 grade configurations.

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The shift would bring it down to four configurations: kindergarten-elementary, middle-high, kindergarten-middle and high school.

The move would eliminate the six remaining middle schools in Boston.

"Reducing the number of grade configurations in BPS will create fewer disruptions for students," Superintendent Tommy Chang said it a statement. "(It will create) more predictability for families when selecting schools for their students, and ensuring appropriate enrollment at all schools so they can sustain effective programming."

School officials have no plan to change grade configurations for the upcoming school year.

The proposal is a part of Boston’s $1 billion commitment to the BuildBPS master plan.